Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-11
meeting OF the Republican State Com

The Republican State Committee met lar,
evening in the ladies' parlor at the Augu,,.
mouse Every county was represented. The
Following members of the State Committee
were present
1eorge G. Wing, Auburn; Charles p.
Alien, Presque Isle; Fred N. Dow. Port.
land d. G. Bean, Wilton III. B. Sander.
Ellsworth; Joseph H. Marley, Augusta
Cha;. f. Littlefeld, Rockland; William n.
small, Wiscassct; C. II. Gilbert, Canton. +
L. Cutler, Bangor John F. Spraeue
Monson; S. w. Carr, Bowdoinham. I. n
smith, Skowhegan; c. B. Pillsbury. Bel
iast; L. IT, Downs, Calais; j. w. Hewey.
Alfred; Willis H. Wing, Manchester, Sec
Rotary.
Among the noted republicans in attendance
were Senators Hale and Frye, Congressman
Dingley, Reed, and Boutelle, Hon. S. W.
Mathews, Judge Webb, Judge Knowlton,
Col. Drew, Insurance Commissioner
Joseph Smith, Councilman Rand, Hon.
L. G. Downes, Wallace White, coun-
Gilman Carter, Hon. Albion Little,
Representative Roberts, Hon. w, II.
Small, Mr.. Chas. Hitchborn, Senator
Heath, DIR. A. II. Cheney, Gen. Chas Ham,
lin, G. f. Townsend, ESQ.,, G..
A. Robertson, Esq, w. H. Dunn, Esq.,, Geo.
Minott, Hon. John l.. Stevens, Councilmen
Wood and Carter, Senator Lord, Represent
tive Randall, Representative Barker, Col.
1
Esq, Hon. A. NJ. Spear, Representatives
Hearl, Libby, Clarke, Harper, Dow,
Hawkes., Healy and Wakefield, Senators
Hill and Gilbert, Col. Osgood, Hon. S. W.
Carr, Prison Commissioner Bean, J. b. Cot
ton, Esq, Gen. Gallagher, Maj. House, Cur
It's Stevens, Esq, Col. Sprague, Sheriff Nc
Fadden, Col. Wentworth, Hon. f. c. Bur
leigh, Hon. j. II. Manley, Col. Hill, Editor
Cobb of the Portland Express, w. A. New
combe correspondent Toby Candor, Editor
Stevens of the Portland Express, Editor Hall
of the Waterville Sentinel, Editors Alden
Sprague, formerly of the Kennebec
journal and Frederic f.. Manson
Journal, Hon. John Cutler, S. w
Junkins, DR.. Cushing, Judge w. T. En-
mons, James +. Hewey and Chas. ID. Wood
Esq.
Mr.. Manley in calling the meeting to order
said
''Gentlemen of the committee | have
called the committee together for the purpose
of deciding when the next State convention
shall be called and where it shall be held.
This will involve the question whether we
shall have one or two State conventions the
coming year, because the committee may de-
eide that IA candidate for Governor shall be
nominated at the convention called for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the national
convention, done in 81, il may de-
eide to call two conventions, one to nominate
delegates to the national committee and one
to nominate a candidate for Governor and
/ Presidential electors. OF course it also in
wolves the basis of representation at the con-
yention; whether the basis shall be the vote
of SO, or the vote of "a. The committee
have also to consider the question of winter
work and have taken the liberty to invite
/ at this conference some of the leading re-
/ publicans in every section and county of the
! State. | know | voice the sentiment of the
/ committee when | say that the commit
tee, before deciding the questions it will be
! called upon to settle, wishes to have
the opinions of the leading republicans of the
/ State it recognizes that it is but the servant
of the party and it desires to obey the will of
the party. | shall take the liberty to call
upon the different gentlemen that have met
with this evening, to express their views
| upon these questions, and also upon the pol
! cp of the party in the State, After we have
/ had our conference, which will be full and
! 81.
sion to decide the Questions properly before
/ it."
Letters were read from Ex-Governor Per-
ham, ex-Gov. Connor. ex-Gov. Davis, Mr.
Albert A, Burleigh, Hon. Fred A. Powers,
/ Mr.. James A. Morrison, Jr., and speeches
were made by Senators Hale and Frye, Con-
gressmen Dingley, Reed, Boutelle
Col. Dow, Mayor1 Wakefield, Mayor
Chapman, Mayor Berry, Gen. Chas Hamlin,
Maj Stevens. Col H. NJ. Drew, Levi A..
Barker, Hon Henry Lord, Hon. John L..
/ Stevens, Col. J. W. Porter, Judge o. G..
! Hall, S. W Matthews, Dr. Gushing, Mr.
/ Alden Sprague, Hon. s. c. Hatch, and sew
eral of the other gentlemen present from diff
ferent parts of the State.
| 1t was the unanimous opinion that the re-
publican party in Maine was united and har-
monious and that it would enter upon the
next campaign with sure prospect of re-
ceiving an old time majority in Maine. All
the gentlemen expressed great qualification
at the general result of the elections on Tues
day, Indicating that the republicans are to
win national success in 1888
The meeting was a very general gathering
was entirely harmonious, and it will be pro-
ductiye of great good to the republican or
ganization in the State 1t decided to
hold the State convention at Portland in
/ April or early in May, to nominate delegates
at large to the national convention, candi-
date for governor, and electors at large.
The basis of representation will be the guber-
material vote of 1854.